Wednesday, 7 October 2009

Generation KillPart 1 Get Some"What The Guys Who Made The Wire Did Next" gets off to a decent start. Perhaps the obvious comparison is Band of Brothers - -a lofty comparison, but one Generation Kill can just about weather. As with that series, this may need some time to bed itself in, but there's promise. The closing sequence in particular -- where American troops are ordered to 'unsurrender' Iraqis, in breach of the Geneva Convention -- shows the kind of reality and drama you'd hope for, and was the bit that convinced me GK is worth sticking with.Incidentally, if you've watched the show but are unaware of @Generation_Kill on twitter, be sure to check it out -- there's a very handy glossary tweeted during the broadcast, plus additional info and links.[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]

Characters make leaps of logic that would be reasonable if they’d seen the preceding six films, but make no sense whatsoever given what they know in context... There are actually some very inventive ideas scattered throughout — like the captured, frozen Alien Queen — but, in storytelling terms, their reveals are poorly handled, occuring too early and too far from the protagonists.